The UK is main a global motion to second-hand shopping, with pre-beloved fashion “driving a cultural style shift”, particularly amongst Gen Z and Millennials.
That’s in accordance to eBay’s fifth annual Recommerce Report, which polled 27,000 customers and eBay sellers worldwide on their pre-beloved shopping perceptions and behaviours.
Clothes got here in as the commonest merchandise that respondents buy second-hand (72%), adopted by footwear (43%).
UK consumers are “global leaders” in buying pre-beloved gadgets, with practically half (46%) of these surveyed shopping for second-hand items at the least as soon as a month, larger than another market surveyed.
What’s extra, 92% of UK respondents plan to preserve or improve their pre-beloved spending.
Saving cash is one in all the high three causes UK customers purchase pre-beloved items, with 79% citing it as a key motivation. Sustainability and environmental advantages are available second at 47%.
Globally, Gen Z and Millennials are driving recommerce ahead, with 59% of Gen Z and 56% of Millennials planning to improve their spending on pre-beloved items this 12 months.
While pre-beloved fashion is a longtime go-to for these wanting to “shop smart”, refurbished tech is rising as a further development space for sustainable shopping.
More than a 3rd (35%) of UK customers are actually shopping for pre-beloved tech, making it one in all the high three recommerce classes after fashion and books.
By selecting refurbished over new, consumers are saving up to 50% on on a regular basis expertise and fashion from trusted manufacturers whereas contributing to a extra round financial system.
Eve Williams, General Manager of eBay UK, mentioned: “UK consumers are main a global retail rethink the place second-hand might be the first selection for worth, high quality and conscience.
“Shopping should be fun and the thrill of discovery is just as powerful – if not more so – when you uncover something vintage, restored or reimagined. From refurbished tech to pre-loved fashion, with 71% of Brits saying it feels good to give something a second life, it’s clear that shopping smarter is also shopping with heart.”
Celebrating the rising client urge for food for pre-beloved gadgets, eBay is placing recommerce at the centre of Britain’s largest shopping day, Black Friday (28 November), launching its first-ever eBay Live Superstore at Outernet in London.
Featuring solely non-new gadgets from sellers throughout fashion and homeware to tech, consumers can be ready be a part of the expertise in individual or tune in from residence by way of eBay Live – eBay’s new reside shopping and leisure expertise – to get unique offers with up to 50% off RRP.
A line-up of particular co-hosts, together with TV presenter AJ Odudu, will entrance seven livestreams kicking off on the hour, each hour from 13:00 GMT. Each session will function unique offers, shock drops and giveaways all through the day, as well as to unique offers working all through Black Friday on the eBay web site.